Monthly Archives: August 2011

Slow Reading II: The Courtship of Miss Brooke

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Anyone who reads this and is interested in reading Middlemarch has probably already done so, and I don’t think plot is the reason to read Middlemarch anyway, but just in case, consider yourself warned of spoilers herein. Book I of … Continue reading →

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A Couple of Semi-Epistolary Novels

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

The epistolary novel has a long history. I’ve read some classics, like Samuel Richardson’s Pamela and Clarissa. And I’ve enjoyed more recent versions, like Jaclyn Moriarity’s wonderful YA novel The Year Of Secret Assignments (Finding Cassie Crazy in its native Australia), … Continue reading →

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History and the Work of Narrative

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

I’ve spent entirely too much time in the past few days following the comments on January’s F review of Phoenix Sullivan’s Spoil of War at Dear Author and Sarah’s D review of Georgette Heyer’s The Grand Sophy at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. There’s … Continue reading →

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Uncomfortable Reading: Camwolf, by J. L. Merrow

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Like a lot of readers, I have “comfort reads,” books I turn to when I’m sick, stressed, or otherwise in need of familiar pleasures. There’s value, though, to reading books that offer a challenge of some kind (Sunita has a … Continue reading →

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